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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Softball players Alex Honnold and Mya Dodge were named to Softball America’s Preseason Top 100 player list, the organization announced Monday morning. Honnold, a senior center fielder, was listed at No. 19 in the rankings while Dodge, a junior right fielder, came in at No. 62.
The 2024 preseason honor marks the second for the pair of Iowan outfielders.
Alex Honnold led Mizzou in on-base percentage (.539), slugging percentage (.779), runs (52), batting average (.396) and triples (three) during the 2023 season as she was named a Top 25 Finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year and awarded NFCA Second-Team All-American honors.
The West Des Moines, Iowa, two-hole hitter, was also named to the 2023 All-SEC Second Team, posting 19 multi-hit games, and leading the Tigers with 14 home runs.
Mya Dodge, a Northern Iowa transfer, was awarded 2023 NFCA First Team All-Region honors. The Hiawatha, Iowa, native, led UNI in OPS (1.363), slugging percentage (.899), triples (5), home runs (17), and RBIs (68, 16 multi-RBI games) during her sophomore campaign.
The outfielder was named the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and tallied the third-most RBIs in the nation and a single-season UNI record (68) in 2023. She slashed .388/.464/.899 as the Panthers’ cleanup hitter in 2023 and recorded the second-best batting average in the MVC on 57 hits.
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Missouri opens its 2024 campaign at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic Feb. 9-11 in Clearwater, Florida.
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